The Lord and King announces,“ The days are coming when I will send hunger through the land. But people will not be hungry for food. They will not be thirsty for water. Instead, they will be hungry to hear a message from me.

主耶和华说：“日子将到，我必命饥荒降在地上。人饥饿非因无饼，干渴非因无水，乃因不听耶和华的话。

“看哪，日子将到，我必命饥荒降在地上；人饥饿非因无饼，干渴非因无水，而是因不听耶和华的话。”这是主耶和华说的。

“看哪，日子将到，我必命饥荒降在地上；人饥饿非因无饼，干渴非因无水，而是因不听耶和华的话。”这是主耶和华说的。

主耶和华说：“日子将到，我要使饥荒降在地上。人饥饿非因无饼，干渴非因无水，而是因为听不到耶和华的话。

“看哪！日子快到，这是主耶和华的宣告。我必使饥荒临到这地，这饥荒不是因为没有食物，这干渴不是因为没有水；而是因为听不见耶和华的话。

主耶和華說：日子將到，我必命饑荒降在地上。人飢餓非因無餅，乾渴非因無水，乃因不聽耶和華的話。

「看哪，日子將到，我必命饑荒降在地上；人飢餓非因無餅，乾渴非因無水，而是因不聽耶和華的話。」這是主耶和華說的。

「看哪，日子將到，我必命饑荒降在地上；人飢餓非因無餅，乾渴非因無水，而是因不聽耶和華的話。」這是主耶和華說的。

主耶和華說：「日子將到，我要使饑荒降在地上。人饑餓非因無餅，乾渴非因無水，而是因為聽不到耶和華的話。

“看哪！日子快到，這是主耶和華的宣告。我必使饑荒臨到這地，這饑荒不是因為沒有食物，這乾渴不是因為沒有水；而是因為聽不見耶和華的話。

主永恆主發神諭說：『看吧，日子必到，我必打發饑荒到地上，可不是想喫食物的饑荒，也不是想喝水的口渴，乃是想聽永恆主之話的饑荒。

主耶和華曰、時日將至、我必使饑饉臨於斯土、人之飢也、非因無糧無水、乃因未聽耶和華之言也、

主耶和華又曰、時日將至、必使斯土之民、如饑如渴、非欲食餅飲水、乃慕耶和華之道、

主天主曰、日將至、我必使斯地之民饑渴、饑非為餅、渴非為水、乃為欲聽主之言、饑非為餅渴非為水乃為欲聽主之言或作饑非因絕糧渴非因無水乃因不得聽主之言

“ The days are coming,” declares the Sovereign Lord,“ when I will send a famine through the land— not a famine of food or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the Lord.

“ Behold, the days are coming,” declares the Lord God,“ when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord.

“ The time is surely coming,” says the Sovereign Lord,“ when I will send a famine on the land— not a famine of bread or water but of hearing the words of the Lord.

Look, the days are coming— this is the declaration of the Lord GOD— when I will send a famine through the land: not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.

“ Behold, days are coming,” declares the Lord God,“ When I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, But rather for hearing the words of the Lord.

“ Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord GOD,“ That I will send a famine on the land, Not a famine of bread, Nor a thirst for water, But of hearing the words of the Lord.

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord Jehovah, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of Jehovah.

Hear this! The days are coming— this is the declaration of the Lord God— when I will send a famine through the land: not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord.

Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

Be certain of this, the time is coming,” says the sovereign LORD,“ when I will send a famine through the land– not a shortage of food or water but an end to divine revelation!

Behold, the days come,” says the Lord Yahweh,“ that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing Yahweh’s words.

The boy Samuel served the Lord under the direction of Eli. In those days the Lord didn’t give many messages to his people. He didn’t give them many visions.

We don’t get signs from God anymore. There aren’t any prophets left. None of us knows how long that will last.

For a long time Israel didn’t worship the true God. They didn’t have a priest who taught them. So they didn’t know God’s law.

He asked the Lord for advice. But the Lord didn’t answer him through dreams or prophets. He didn’t answer him when Saul had the priest cast lots by using the Urim.

Trouble after trouble will come. One report will follow another. But they will not be true. The people will go searching for a vision from the prophets. But there will not be any. The teaching of the law by the priests will be gone. Advice from the elders will come to an end.

So night will come on the prophets. But they will not have any visions. Darkness will cover them. But they will not be able to figure out what is going to happen. The sun will set on the prophets. The day will become dark for them.

I will turn my vineyard into a dry and empty desert. It will not be pruned or taken care of. Thorns and bushes will grow there. I will command the clouds not to rain on it.”

Samuel said to Saul,“ Why have you troubled me by bringing me up from the dead?”“ I’m having big problems,” Saul said.“ The Philistines are fighting against me. God has left me. He doesn’t answer me anymore. He doesn’t speak to me through prophets or dreams. So I’ve called on you to tell me what to do.”

He might treat you like prisoners. You might eat the bread of trouble. You might drink the water of suffering. But he will be your Teacher. He won’t hide himself anymore. You will see him with your own eyes.You will hear your Teacher’s voice behind you. You will hear it whether you turn to the right or the left. It will say,“ Here is the path I want you to take. So walk on it.”

When he saw the crowds, he felt deep concern for them. They were treated badly and were helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.